As the Trail Blazers season continues, fellow Oregonian
photographer Bruce Ely and I will share a second look at some of our favorite
photographs from our courtside seat at the Moda Center. Many will be
photographs that have, until now, been unpublished.

Dorell Wright did something
surprising in the Blazers 102-96 win against the Nuggets on Saturday. Early in
the fourth quarter he took a pass from LaMarcus Aldridge and attacked the
basket. The driving dunk came after
back-to-back three point misses by Wright earlier in the game. The play was one
of the few times this season that Blazer fans have seen Wright attack the rim.

The dunk put Portland up
88-80 but perhaps more important, it established that Wright has more game than
Blazer fans have seen so far this season.

We saw him celebrate again, this time in the
midst of a furious third quarter sequence that got the Blazers within a basket.
In 28 seconds of game action Wright made two three point shots and grabbed an
offensive rebound. The second three pointer, coming on an assist from Nicolas
Batum, made the score 82-79, Lakers.

Wright's basket came after consecutive Blazer misses and two offensive
rebounds. The shot unleashed an avalanche of pent up Moda Center energy into
the game.

Have a look at the photos and
watch the reactions to Wright's animated celebration.